Qin Mu was also very enthusiastic about the representatives of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Alliance. Because Jiangnan County was the richest county in the empire, it had a large population and dense water network. It was always a land of fish and rice, and was famous all over the world.

The merchants in Jiangnan were very powerful. They transported the silk, porcelain, grain, tea, paper, handicrafts and other specialties produced in Jiangnan through sea and land routes to various parts of the country, and then transported the specialties from all over the mainland back to the south of the country to obtain high profits. Therefore, even the nobles of the imperial capital looked down upon them.

The small city-states of the Nanyang Alliance are also established by doing business. The local climate is warm and humid, and it is also on the brink of the rich Nanyang. It produces salt, fish, agate, pearls, corals, shells, fruits, etc., and the shipbuilding industry is also quite developed. Qin Mu tried his best to promote the new opportunities facing Tokugawa County now, hoping that the two of them could pass this information back and encourage local merchants to develop in Tokugawa County, the northwest.

Representatives of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Alliance were also satisfied with Qin Mu's warm reception and expressed their efforts to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two places.

Just as Qin Mu was working hard to promote his plan, a gratifying situation began to appear in Tokugawa County, thousands of miles away. Liang Qiming, Liu Xiaoshan, Zhu Yongqing, Shangguan Yonglun and others did not dare to slack off after Qin Mu left. On the one hand, they vigorously trained the army, and on the other hand, they also sent intelligence personnel to collect information on horse thieves and bandit forces in Tokugawa County. After preparations were made, Liu Xiaoshan and Zhu Yongqing fully demonstrated their respective military talents and successively adopted strategies such as induced snakes out of the cave, knocking mountains and shaking tigers to wipe out many small-scale horse thieves and bandits. Not only did they seize a large amount of property, but they also successfully recruited nearly 5,000 bandit personnel and expanded the scale of the troops.

The immigration situation also showed an exciting phenomenon. Due to the effective publicity measures and the slack farming situation in winter, many poor and landless farmers flocked to each other, most of whom were old Tokugawa people who had fled their hometown due to war. I heard that the Huns were driven away, and with such good preferential conditions, they all dragged their children and moved back together. On the most days, nearly 300 people moved here, and there was a gradual increase.

The government agencies headed by Liang Qiming also began to operate normally, and all agencies performed their duties. The reconstruction of city defense and municipal facilities began to begin. The city walls in many areas were demolished, and the moat was re-planned. The entire Tokugawa Prefecture City was redesigned according to Qin Mu's idea. The scale would be expanded to three to four times the original area of ​​the Tokugawa Prefecture City, and the entire Tokugawa County became a huge construction site. Its bustling situation was presented.

However, Liang Qiming, Mu Ziqi, Xie Shuyu and others also had hidden worries. With the large-scale influx of immigrants, more and more urban defense and municipal facilities were started, and irrigation systems in various rural areas were also beginning to be cleared and repaired. To prepare for spring farming production in the coming year, the funds needed will be more and more. There has been no news about how the county magistrates are making progress in the imperial capital.

There are also several largest horse thieves and bandits in Tokugawa County who suddenly disappeared. The intelligence personnel did not find more valuable information. It is still impossible to determine whether they fled to it or temporarily hide in the limelight. The army of Northwest County in the north has also been a little anxious recently. It is also unsatisfactory whether they want to provoke a war or test their own strength.

On October 30, the 13th year of the Apocalypse, Liang Qiming held the first military and political association after Qin Mu left in the Tokugawa Castle Palace. The meeting was still attended by the person who attended the meeting last time, and only one Qin Mu was missing. The meeting was chaired by Liang Qiming.

"Today, we have been holding a situation exchange meeting. The adults have been away for more than a month, and the news has not been heard back yet. We don't know what the matter is going to be done. It is still unknown when the adults will come back. But no matter what, our current work still needs to be carried out and we cannot stop. Therefore, the purpose of holding this meeting today is to communicate with each other and come up with our next work plan. If there are any problems, we can also raise them here, discuss them and solve them together." Liang Qiming made a simple opening remark.

Liang Qiming and Zhu Yongqing exchanged views with each other, and then Zhu Yongqing spoke: "Then let me talk. According to the arrangements when the adults left, Liu Xiaoshan and Shangguan Yonglun, two adults, strengthened the training of the troops on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also looked for opportunities to wipe out the horse thieves and bandit forces in Tokugawa. There were certain gains during this period. Several gangs were eliminated and the troops' strength was enhanced. However, the most active organizations have suddenly disappeared, and our intelligence personnel have not obtained any information about them. It is estimated that they are prepared and are hiding now. We are still searching further."

Liu Xiaoshan also continued to add: "In addition, the small troops of Ma Dehai, the governor of the northwest county, have appeared on our border areas from time to time, with unknown intentions, and it is worthy of our attention. Now the walls of the city have been almost demolished. If attacked, they can be said to have no defense capabilities. Therefore, I and several corps commanders have discussed it and temporarily put down the task of suppressing bandits, first strengthen the protection of each city, and wait until the adults come back to make plans."

After all, when Qin Mu left, he handed over the city defense mission to Zhu Yongqing and Liu Xiaoshan, and they didn't dare to take it lightly. They consolidated it first and then talked about other things.

"The police and the hearing office have begun to perform their duties, and the social security in the city has improved significantly. The Intelligence Bureau and the Security Bureau have not fully played their role, mainly because of the lack of professional staff. They are now trying to solve this problem, hoping to truly play a role in the near future. The investigation of the Pamela case is coming to an end, and all the situations are basically clear. He himself expressed his willingness to serve us to make meritorious service, but he has to wait for the adults to come back to make a final decision. The Supervision Bureau has started working, and no violations of the Supervision Regulations have been found." Mu Ziqi spoke very cautiously.

Xie Shuyu's report was relatively optimistic: "The situation in our Tokugawa Prefecture is quite good at present. Due to the good publicity effect, hundreds of immigrants are flocking to our Tokugawa territory almost every day. Most of them are the Tokugawa people who used to avoid war, some are the farmers who have no land in the surrounding prefectures and counties, and there are also a small number of handicraftsmen and workers. The proportion of the latter two people is gradually increasing."

"Infrastructure construction is progressing smoothly, but the labor gap is still large. However, I think this phenomenon will be alleviated later. However, the restoration of the irrigation system in the countryside has just started, and there is still a lot of work to be done. The work of repairing roads and bridges connecting various places has not yet begun, mainly because of the lack of labor. This has become the main problem that restricts our Tokugawa County economic development."

"As for the current progress of immigration, the contradiction of shortage of funds will soon appear. If this problem is not solved, all work will fail. I don't know how the adults are doing in the imperial capital?" After saying that, Xie Shuyu couldn't help but sigh.

Li Hua also continued to speak: "As entrusted by the lord before leaving, I am temporarily responsible for the combat preparations and the military's logistics work. Due to years of war, young and middle-aged men in Tokugawa Prefecture have been seriously lacking, and it is very difficult to form a reserve force. In addition, construction is being carried out everywhere, so this work is not progressing much. In addition, there are also some problems with the logistics of the external team. The original logistics supplies brought are fewer armor and weapons, which consume a lot of consumption in the war, and also need to be supplemented. Especially the formation of cavalry units requires some special equipment, which requires a lot of funds."

Liang Qiming also felt that so many problems arose. It turned out that when Qin Mu was there, there were many difficulties, but as long as we arrived at Qin Mu, everyone would discuss it and always come up with a solution. Now that Qin Mu is not here, everyone seems to have no clue as if they are missing the backbone. It seems that this boss who usually looks very leisurely is really indispensable, otherwise all work will feel like they are stuck.

"Everyone expressed their opinions. Now we are indeed facing many difficulties. Many things must be solved and decided after the adults come back, but we cannot wait passively. I guess the adults may be back in these few days. I am the same as everyone in this regard, and there is a shortage of manpower, but we must carry out the current work and cannot stop. When the adults leave, they have also explained to us that if they can make decisions, they don't have to wait until they come back. So I think everyone can start and start the work according to their own ideas, and leave any problems until the adults come back." Liang Qiming said with a tough bullet.

On November 15, 13th year of the Heavenly Revelation, Qin Mu left the capital and set off for Tokugawa County. Before that, Qin Mu had a long talk with Zhuge Fang. Given that the current situation in the imperial capital is still unstable and a reliable person is needed to stay in the capital to understand the changes in the entire empire, Qin Mu decided to temporarily let his two personal guards Ma Peng and Deng Xian stay in the capital to collect intelligence, and shoulder the important task of setting various talents for Qin Mu.

The expected purpose before coming has been basically achieved. Qin Mu was still quite satisfied with this trip to the imperial capital. The funding problem was successfully resolved and even exceeded the expected goal. The Ministry of Revenue of the Empire allocated a total of 90 million taels of silver to revive Tokugawa County, which was allocated within three or two years.
Chapter completed!